Caufield scored two goals on three shots and blocked one shot in Saturday's 4-1 win over Ottawa.
Caufield scored what turned out to be the game-winning goal from the left wing circle in the first period and later finished the scoring cleaning up a rebound of a Nick Suzuki breakaway bid. It was the fourth tally in three games for Caufield, who's scored 12 goals over the last 12 games dating back to April.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Strikes again
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Caufield scored a goal on three shots and picked up two penalty minutes in Thursday's 6-4 loss to Boston.
Caufield scored his second goal in as many games when he found an unattended spot near the goal and finished a feed from Kaiden Guhle. Montreal's shot leader (314) in 2023-24 has seven SOG through two games and should see ample shooting opportunities while skating on the top line and first power-play unit.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Pots only goal in Wednesday's win
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Caufield scored the game-winning goal on the power play in Wednesday's 1-0 win over the Maple Leafs.
The 23-year-old wired a one-timer past Anthony Stolarz midway through the first period, and it was all the offense Sam Montembeault would end up needing. Caufield played a full 82-game schedule for the first time in 2023-24, but a decline in his shooting to 8.9 percent meant he only managed 28 goals, still a career high. More puck luck in 2024-25 should lead to Caufield's first 30-goal campaign, and he has the talent to reach an even higher plateau.
Caufield scored twice Saturday in a 5-4 shootout loss to Ottawa.
Caufield stretched his scoring streak to seven games and nine points, including seven goals. In that span, he has fired 34 shots. Caufield has been a shooting machine this season -- he has fired 306 overall, which ranks top-10 league-wide. His shooting percentage in 2023-24 is just 8.8, but if Caufield converted at his career mark of 11.7 percent, he'd have 35 goals instead of his current 27. The 23-year-old winger has 40-goal potential in 2024-25 and should be drafted accordingly.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Two more points Thursday
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Caufield tallied a goal and an assist in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders.
Caufield set up Jordan Harris' opening tally late in the first period before putting the Habs ahead 2-1 early in the third, firing a wrister that snuck through Semyon Varlamov. The 23-year-old Caufield now has points in six straight games and goals in five of his last six contests. He's up to 25 goals and 62 points through 79 games this season.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Scores again Sunday
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Caufield scored a goal on six shots in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Rangers.
Caufield opened the scoring late in the first period, but it didn't lead to momentum for the Canadiens. The 23-year-old has done well for himself with goals in four straight games to begin April. He's up to 24 tallies, 59 points, 295 shots on net, 53 hits and a minus-6 rating through 77 contests overall, as he's combined good health with a strong scoring touch in a top-line role.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Tallies in three straight
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Caufield scored a goal on seven shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Caufield's tally was the last of six goals scored by both teams in the second period. He was net front and buried a feed from Mike Matheson from behind the net for his 23rd goal of the season. It was the third consecutive game with a goal for Caufield.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Goals in last two games
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Caufield scored a goal on seven shots and blocked two shots in Thursday's 7-4 loss to Tampa Bay.
Caufield brought the Canadiens within two goals midway through the third period, potting his 22nd of the season. It was the second straight game with a goal for Caufield, who had been mired in a scoring slump (one goal, 71 shots) prior to this recent surge.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Wraparound game-winner
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Caufield scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Panthers.
Caufield took the long way to beat Anthony Stolarz on a wraparound shot to give Montreal a 4-2 lead just 33 seconds into the third period. It was the seventh game-winning goal for Caufield, who had been mired in a significant scoring drought. The fourth-year forward had scored just one goal in the 19 games leading up to Tuesday's contest. He's four points shy of what would be his first 60-point season.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Helps in win
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Caufield had an assist, one shot on net and one blocked shot in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Kraken.
Caufield had the primary helper on Kaiden Guhle's first-period tally that gave Montreal a 1-0 lead. Caufield's had a productive March, logging eight points over 10 games, but the forward's wayward scoring touch has returned. He has just one goal on 64 shots over the last 16 games; that's similar to an earlier stretch, when Caufield had one goal (38 shots) in a 12-game stretch between Nov. 30 and Dec. 28.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Notches assist in loss
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Caufield logged an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Canucks.
Caufield set up a Juraj Slafkovsky tally in the last minute of the second period. The 23-year-old Caufield has enjoyed a solid March with seven points over nine appearances this month. He's up to 54 points, 265 shots on net, 51 hits and a minus-8 rating through 69 outings overall as a fixture on the Canadiens' top line.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Breaks goal drought
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Caufield scored a goal on seven shots and had one hit in Saturday's 5-2 loss to Calgary.
Caufield one-timed a feed from linemate Nick Suzuki to snap a 12-game stretch without a goal. The tally was Caufield's 20th, giving him three consecutive seasons with at least 20 goals.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Helps on power play
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Caufield recorded a power-play assist, six shots on net, one block and one hit in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Blue Jackets.
Caufield had the secondary helper on Juraj Slafkovsky's power-play tally 19 seconds after Mathieu Olivier was whistled for hooking. The assists are piling up for Caufield, who has seven over the last eight games and a career-high 33 this season, but he hasn't tickled the twine in 11 contests. It's not from lack of trying -- the forward has 48 shots on net during the drought.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Goal drought reaches 10
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Caufield logged an assist, four shots on net, two blocks and two hits in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Caufield recorded the primary assist on Mike Matheson's tally 38 seconds into the game. The forward is piling up assists with six helpers over the last seven contests, but Caufield has gone 10 games without finding the back of the net and has just two goals over the last 16.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Slides assist in loss
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Caufield logged an assist and four shots on net in Saturday's 4-3 loss to New Jersey.
Caufield fired a cross-ice pass to a streaking Nick Suzuki, who beat Nico Daws short-side to put Montreal up, 2-1, midway through the second period. The assist snapped a three-game point drought for Caufield, who has a career-high 27 helpers over 58 games.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Snaps scoreless run
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Caufield scored two goals, one on the power play, on six shots and had two hits over 20:36 of ice time in Thursday's 7-4 loss to the Rangers.
Caufield put a stop to a five-game run without a goal when he scored a power-play goal in the second period. His tip of a Mike Matheson shot went wide, but the puck bounced off the back boards then off the leg of Jonathan Quick. The 23-year-old Caufield then ended the game's scoring in the third period with his 19th of the season. Caufield has points in 13 of the last 14 contests, posting eight goals and 10 assists during that stretch.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Begins new streak
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Caufield had a power-play assist and eight shots on net over 20:20 of ice time in Tuesday's 5-0 win over Anaheim.
Caufield, who saw his career-high 11-game point streak halted in Sunday's loss to the Blues, potentially began a new one with his power-play helper. He was part of a chaotic sequence in front of Lukas Dostal that resulted in Nick Suzuki feeding Juraj Slafkovsky for the Canadiens' fourth goal. Caufield has gone five games without a goal, but he's remained involved in scoring explosions from both of his linemates. Suzuki has seven tallies over the last six games, while Slafkovsky has five over the last five contests.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Points in 10 straight
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Caufield had an assist, four shots on net and one block over 15:58 of ice time in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Capitals.
Caufield picked the pocket of Beck Malenstyn in the neutral zone then saucered a perfect feed to linemate Nick Suzuki to open the scoring seven minutes into the first period. The helper extended Caufield's point streak to 10 games, during which he has six goals and seven assists. The scoring slump that was an issue in mid-December is no longer a concern.
Caufield picked up an assist Saturday in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Penguins.
It extended his NHL career-long point streak to nine games (six goals, six assists). Caufield is four points from equaling his career mark (43), which he set over 67 games in 2021-22. His shooting percentage this season (9.6) is well below his career mark (12.7), so a few more goals should come as that rate levels up.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Stays hot in Thursday's win
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Caufield produced a goal and an assist in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Islanders.
Only two of the seven goals in the game came at even strength, and Caufield had a hand in both of them, deking Semyon Varlamov out of his shorts in the first period before helping set up Sean Monahan for the game-winner late in the third. Caufield has gotten onto the scoresheet in eight straight games, piling up six goals and 11 points over that stretch, and the 23-year-old is just five points shy of tying his career high for a season with 43.
